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Old 25th January 2006, 09:45   #7 (permalink)
autopsyche
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Originally Posted by Beemer
After its availability ,i got the 15in alloys fitted on the same OE tyres and the day i got those fitted ,i have to admit , i lost that exemplary ride quality ,by no means it was bad but yes it did suffer slightly ..
Now i was kinda surprised cos 15 inchers are meant for the Octavia and the co. itself recommends the same ,so why i had to compromise ,the reason being the configuration of those alloys were not what Skoda actually reccomends
Hey, you are saying you kept the original tires and swapped rims with aftermarket ones. So how did your ride quality suffer? Please give some more details on the problem faced. as long as they were 5 hole 100pcd and fitted your car within the right offset limits what other specifications form the company did the aftermarket rims not meet?

The only problem that can crop up is balancing for which i guess your tire guy would not have installed balancing rings on your hub which is necessary for the octy with the earlier imported rims. Anything else besides that?

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